SAFETY, FUNCTION, ACTION:
Psychological First Aid for Terrorism and Disasters
Open to all in the Barry community
HOSTED BY: Academy for Better Communities, School of Social Work, Barry University
WHEN: Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: Andreas 112, Barry University, 10300 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Shores, Fla. 33161
RSVP: MCabrera@mail.barrry.edu or Trish (305) 899-4750
Course Description:
Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism. Psychological First Aid is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping.
# Psychological First Aid includes basic information-gathering techniques to help providers make rapid assessments of survivors’ immediate concerns and needs, and to implement supportive activities in a flexible manner.
# Psychological First Aid emphasizes developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions for survivors of various ages and backgrounds.
Course Objectives:
1. Define Psychological First Aid.
2. Identify the evidence-informed principles of Psychological First Aid.
3. Identify the elements of disaster response that provide psychological support and enhance resilience for disaster survivors using the SAFETY, FUNCTION, ACTION paradigm.
4. Demonstrate the intervention strategies of Psychological First Aid.
5. Identify individual and organizational strategies to enhance provider care during disaster response.
Target Audience: Anyone who may be in contact with disaster victims, asked to work in a Special Needs Shelter, or Point of Dispensing (POD)
For information: MCabrera@mail.barry.edu
Free Training CEUs available
Sponsored by Florida Department of Health with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
